By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Shrewsbury captain Rob Foster wants his side to make mathematically certain of their place in next season’s Birmingham Cricket League premier division with victory at Knowle & Dorridge on Saturday. While Shrewsbury sit sixth in the table and in no immediate danger of being dragged into a fight […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Rob Foster, the Shrewsbury skipper, was delighted to see Tom Cox recapture his best form as the London Roaders moved to the brink of Birmingham League premier division safety with victory over Kidderminster. Shrewsbury, washed out at title hopefuls Barnt Green on Monday, now know victory at Knowle […]
This Sunday sees Shrewsbury CC players, members, sponsors, Vice President’s, friends and guests descend on the club for an afternoon of cricket and family fun – President’s Day 2014. The teams have now been announced for the popular inter-club match which is set to kick off around 3pm, following the Shropshire Seniors Twenty20 match. 2011 […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Rob Foster, the Shrewsbury captain, insists Joe Leach richly deserves his new two-year contract with Worcestershire as he hopes to welcomes the all-rounder back into his side this weekend. Leach was a key man for Shrewsbury when they won the Birmingham Cricket League’s premier division last season, but […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Shrewsbury are targeting the start of another decent run of results after their recent revival in the Birmingham League premier division was emphatically ended with a heavy 113 run defeat at fellow mid-table side Kenilworth Wardens. Skipper Rob Foster revealed beforehand that Shrewsbury usually struggle on their visits […]
From www.wccc.co.uk Worcestershire all-rounder Joe Leach has signed a new two year contracts with the county. Twenty-three-year-old Leach scored his maiden first class century last season against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham last season. He has fought his way back into the side this season in LV = County Championship, List A and NatWest T20 Blast cricket after […]
After a summer heat wave (except at weekends!) I hope the good weather will continue at least until Sunday 31 August and provide a sunny day for us all to enjoy at the Cricket Club. This year performances on the pitch have been a little mixed so the Festival will give players a chance to […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Shrewsbury have seen the last this season of Charlie Morris, the young spinner who recently forced his way into the Shropshire side, after he flew to Australia this week to begin his gap year in Sydney. Morris, who joined Shrewsbury from Oswestry during the winter, has held down […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle It was a memorable day for the Foster brothers as they both cracked glorious centuries to put more daylight between Shrewsbury and the Birmingham League premier division relegation zone. The London Roaders, who head to Kenilworth Wardens on Saturday, now sit 40 points clear of the bottom two […]
By Stuart Dunn at the Shrewsbury Chronicle Himley, Saturday’s visitors to London Road, may currently be bottom of the Birmingham League’s premier division, but Shrewsbury captain Rob Foster is expecting nothing but a tough game. Foster is pleased how Shrewsbury have performed on the last two Saturdays with victory at Dorridge followed by an impressive […]